The Mesothelioma Victims Center is especially focused on US Navy Veterans or members of the Merchant Marine with mesothelioma if their duties on a ship included the engine room, boilers, or general maintenance of a ship’s machinery or equipment as a mechanic. Mesothelioma compensation claims for people like this can frequently start at one million dollars.

The caveat to high compensation is that it is vital the Navy Veteran or member of the Merchant Marine be represented by some of the nation’s most capable and experienced mesothelioma attorneys as the group would like to explain anytime at 800-714-0303. http://MesotheliomaVictimsCenter.Com

Facts about the US Navy:

* The United States Navy has approximately 480 ships in both active service and the reserve fleet, with approximately 70 more in either the planning and ordering stages or under construction.
* There are currently 400,000 individuals in the US Navy, one quarter of which are in Navy Reserve units
* As of December 31, 2016, the United States merchant fleet had 175 privately owned, oceangoing, self-propelled vessels of 1,000 gross register tons and above that carry cargo from port to port or more. Nearly 800 American-owned ships are flagged in other nations.
* There are currently about 12,000 Merchant Marine Members who fall under the classification of marine engineers. Most of these individuals are tasked with ship propulsion or maintaining a ships engine room. This is a fraction of what the number was in 1970.

According to the CDC the states indicated with the highest incidence of mesothelioma include Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Michigan, Illinois, Minnesota, Louisiana, Washington, and Oregon.

However, based on the calls the Mesothelioma Victims Center receives a Navy Veteran or a former member of the Merchant Marine mesothelioma could live in any state including New York, Florida, California, Texas, Iowa, Indiana, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, Idaho, or Alaska. http://MesotheliomaVictimsCenter.Com